YouTube Comments Scraper 📺💬 Extract comments from any YouTube video efficiently and reliably. This actor helps you gather valuable user feedback and engagement data from YouTube videos. ## Features ✨ - 🎯 Scrape comments from any public YouTube video - 📊 Collect comprehensive comment data including: - Comment text - Author information - Likes count - Timestamps - Reply counts - ⚡ Fast and efficient pagination handling - 🔄 Automatic retry mechanism - 🎚️ Configurable maximum items limit - 🤖 Built-in anti-detection mechanisms - 🎯 Random delays to avoid rate limiting ## Use Cases 🎯 - 📈 Social media engagement analysis - 🔍 Market research and user feedback collection - 💡 Content strategy optimization - 📊 Sentiment analysis - 🎯 Competitor analysis - 🔬 Academic research ## Input Parameters 📝 The actor accepts the following input parameters: - videoUrls: Array of YouTube video URLs to scrape comments from - maxItems: Maximum number of comments to collect ## Output 📤 The actor stores results in dataset, with each record containing: - Comment ID - Comment text - Author name - Timestamp - Likes count - Reply count - And more... Need custom solutions or modifications? Feel free to reach out! ### Input Example A full explanation of an input example in JSON. json { "videoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hql6k88BKP8"], "maxItems": 30 } ### Output sample The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above: And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML. json [ { "authorChannelId": "UCz3w4reqgKX2KlFK-yu05Vg", "authorDisplayName": "@HomeOfKnockouts", "id": "UgxMUiMBi4jbBjCzALB4AaABAg", "isPublic": true, "likeCount": 1, "publishedAt": "2021-05-11T11:47:04", "textDisplay": "First", "totalReplyCount": 2, "videoId": "hql6k88BKP8" }, { "authorChannelId": "UC9LsnGN_JfHUo8EaemR1E9w", "authorDisplayName": "@baseballlife_1013", "id": "UgxFrxqwfvFTa5vdjIZ4AaABAg", "isPublic": true, "likeCount": 7, "publishedAt": "2021-05-11T11:47:31", "textDisplay": "Hi I have a question. How to I keep my eyes able to put contacts in without hurting during allergie season", "totalReplyCount": 3, "videoId": "hql6k88BKP8" }, ... ]